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Is The Supreme Court Too Small? A Proposal For The Expansion Of The United States Supreme Court

Is The Supreme Court Too Small? A Proposal For The Expansion Of The United States Supreme Court

Law professor Jonathan Turley makes good arguments for expanding the size of the Supreme Court. I agree with him, although I’d expand his proposal to include splitting the Supreme Court into two courts of 19-members each. One court would serve as an appellate court, and the other as a constitutional court (like Germany’s) that would review government legislation and activity without needing the impetus of a case that has percolated up through other courts.

A Paper on Oral Arguments for United States v. Navron Ponds before D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

Thanks to the prestige and importance of the Supreme Court, throngs of people awake at ungodly hours of the morning to stand in line for the Court’s limited capacity audience seating. Also, the novelty of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito attracts even more people. All this makes witnessing oral arguments before the Supreme Court difficult. I could not manage the feat. So, to see personally the federal judiciary in action, I settled for the D.C. Circuit …

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School pledge ruled unconstitutional

In San Francisco, California, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton has ruled compulsory recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional. Next, the case will go to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled against “under God” in the Pledge a few years ago, and then to the United States Supreme Court, which ducked the “under God” issue before, but now won’t be able to do so. The last time the American court system grappled with “under …

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Eminent domain helps Americans pick up where Soviets left off

In Kelo v. City of New London, the Supreme Court rules localities can force people off their property for private development. This is one of the most nonsensical, dangerous things I’ve heard in a long time. During this era of nonsense and danger, that’s saying something. According to the left-most justices of our “illustrious” Supreme Court, local governments can use the police power of government to expel citizens from their homes to make room for new Wal-Marts and mini-malls. With …

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Gun Control Will Solve Nothing

Statistics from the National Federation of State High School Associations reveal that, in 1999, 15 students perished while playing in high school football games. This fact received little to no coverage in the national media. Angry parents did not parade into Washington, D.C., in order to demand stricter regulation of high school football. Politicos feigning intense anguish did not bemoan football’s domination of most learning institutions’ sports programs. The large majority of this country’s citizens watched their favorite high school …

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